What notes are in a G7b9 chord?

G7b9 is G, B, D, F, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭9 of G.

How do you play G7b9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 3 5 3 4 3 4; 5th String Root: x 10 9 10 9 x; 4th String Root: x x 5 4 6 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with G7b9?

Scales on G that contain every note of G7b9: G Phrygian Dominant, G Half-Whole Diminished, G Phrygian b4, G Mixolydian b2, G Tritone.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b9

G7b9 chord (G Dominant 7b9)

Dominant 7th with a flat 9th: dark and tense, and it often leads to a minor chord.

Notes GBDFAb

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9

Shapes 3 on this page

G7b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, G.

6th String Root 3 5 3 4 3 4

5th String Root x 10 9 10 9 x

4th String Root x x 5 4 6 4

Interactive chord diagram

G7b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over G7b9

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when G7b9 is the chord of the moment.

G Phrygian Dominant G Half-Whole Diminished G Phrygian b4 G Mixolydian b2 G Tritone

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Questions

What notes are in a G7b9 chord?: G7b9 is G, B, D, F, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭9 of G.
How do you play G7b9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 3 5 3 4 3 4; 5th String Root: x 10 9 10 9 x; 4th String Root: x x 5 4 6 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with G7b9?: Scales on G that contain every note of G7b9: G Phrygian Dominant, G Half-Whole Diminished, G Phrygian b4, G Mixolydian b2, G Tritone.

Dominant 7b9 chords in every key

C7b9 C#7b9 D7b9 Eb7b9 E7b9 F7b9 F#7b9 G7b9 Ab7b9 A7b9 Bb7b9 B7b9